The knife you just won't part with...ever

[stabman]

Make no mistake, you will leave them all behind.

Not in a recognizable form though.

 

[stabman]

Sounds familiar.....

Except I look better, with nicer hair.
And I ain't gonna murder anyone to get my "precious."

 

[DMgangl]

I have two I will never get rid of.
My Ka-bar short re-curve, I wish they still made it. It was the first knife I ever bought for myself.
Second would be my Spyderco Endura, my first folder and first spyderco. I've been hooked ever since and own 5 Spydercos now and plan on buying a whole lot more.

DMgangl

 

[David1967]

Probably this one - but never say never...

 

[StrangestMan]

Nothing special but I wouldn't part with my SAK.. My Dad bought it for me when I was about 10 or 11 when I started Scouts

 

[meliaant]

My Benchmade Griptilian 551s (combo edge) that I've owned for about a year now, but it has been on backpacking trips through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone with my wife and I, and other really, really cool places - so the sentimental value, which is high, will still continually increase as I continue to bring it with me on some awesome trips in the future.

 

[Lawlor69]

Gerber LST, 20 years old, made in Portland, Ore. I no longer EDC it, but it's in a kitchen drawer, and gets used probably about once a week still. Old reliable.

 

[babakanoosh45]

This Benchmark is a huge reminder of my twenties and I in no way could part with it! The Blackton is my first Custom from the early 80's and the maker has passed away so I this knife has tons of memories built in to it. The Stone scaled 110 is from a Forum Member as a gift to cheer me up when my health was questionable, it worked!!! These are all keepers for sure!!!!

 

[DRod]

Blue bone Case Russlock that my twin brother gave me for Christmas one year, and a CRKT M16-14ZSF OEF that the same brother gave me when he got back from Iraq.
Various others too.

 

[jlfletcher83]

I am going to have to add 2 my Spyderco Scorpious and my Spyderco Police model both plain edge. These knives have taken and incredible amount of abuse and they keep going.

 

[Jake Bauer]

Holy Crap Babakanoosh, I have one of those Benchmarks.. accept its made by Bear. Bought it cuz it looked cool, but never used it. How does it perform? Is the Bear version lower quality? i dont even know what it's made of. Does yours have all the little SOS sembols on the blade too?

 

[reholli]

This is a very timely question for me because due to serious financial difficulties I'm in the process of selling off just about all (originally 80+) of the knives in my collection.

I've hung onto a few: my users i.e. the knives I EDC, plus a limited-run all-black Kershaw NRG 2 won in a giveaway by Thomas W. in the Kershaw sub-forum, a gift Kershaw 2605 from another fine BladeForums member kershawguy, and a few hand made knives from some of the fine craftsmen here at BladeForums, specifically Michael Morris, Robert Dark, and Matthew Bailey.

However, there is one knife in my collection that I will never part with...it was my wife's favorite (she passed away in Sept of this year...we were married for almost 37 years), the one knife she encouraged me to buy, and it's also my favorite. It's a custom Twisted Ceremonial Dagger by H.T. Ryerson, a knifemaker and fine crafsman who seems to have vanished from the face of the earth.

The Damascus blade speaks for itself, while the handle is wonderfully carved Bois d'Rose flowing into a hammered guard and quillions of O-1. This knife is perfect in-hand...

It's just a truly unique knife with an aura of age and mystery and is much better appreciated in person, but here are a few photos:

Thanks,

Ray


Edit: My apologies to Matthew Bailey for referring to him as Michael Bailey...sorry Matthew...

 

[batosai117]

This is a very timely question for me because due to serious financial difficulties I'm in the process of selling off just about all (originally 80+) of the knives in my collection.

I've hung onto a few: my users i.e. the knives I EDC, plus a limited-run all-black Kershaw NRG 2 won in a giveaway by Thomas W. in the Kershaw sub-forum, a gift Kershaw 2605 from another fine BladeForums member kershawguy, and a few hand made knives from some of the fine craftsmen here at BladeForums, specifically Michael Morris, Robert Dark, and Michael Bailey.

However, there is one knife in my collection that I will never part with...it was my wife's favorite (she passed away in Sept of this year...we were married for almost 37 years), the one knife she encouraged me to buy, and it's also my favorite. It's a custom Twisted Ceremonial Dagger by H.T. Ryerson, a knifemaker and fine crafsman who seems to have vanished from the face of the earth.

The Damascus blade speaks for itself, while the handle is wonderfully carved Bois d'Rose flowing into a hammered guard and quillions of O-1. This knife is perfect in-hand...

It's just a truly unique knife with an aura of age and mystery and is much better appreciated in person, but here are a few photos:

Thanks,

Ray

Thanks for sharing Ray, my condolences for your loss.

 

[knarfeng]

Thanks for sharing Ray, my condolences for your loss.

Likewise, on both comments.

 

[eccvets]

I don't ever intend to part with any of my knifes. I bought them for a reason and I can't imagine they would fetch a fair price on the open market. Any who, my two most favorite knifes should be comming in the mail to me soon... a nice pair of Safekeeper 1s...

 

[DRod]

Likewise, on both comments.

Add a third to that statement.

That is gorgeous.

 

[Easyrider]

A Buck 500 Duke that my Pop gave me. That knife has literally been around the world with me while I served in the Air Force as a KC-10 Crewchief.


That is a knife that I have actually retired because I don't want to lose it!


Too much sentimental value tied to it.